Latest Articles
Jun
23

10 Ways Television Disrupts Your Life

In modern world, TV is one of the main sources of entertainment. Watching television is an experience shared by the vast majority of children and adults. It is convenient, inexpensive, available, and attractive.

It may be hard to believe that watching TV can damage our health, especially the health of kids, and disturb daily life, but there are many reasons that this is true. A number of studies have demonstrated negative effects of long TV hours.

I do not call upon not to watch television at all. However, read the article...

Apr
21

14 Habits That Make You Fat

The list of habits and lifestyles that will likely lead to extra pounds. Did you know that watching TV, missing meals, not sleeping enough, and wearing uncomfortable clothing all could lead to weight gain? Even your friends' weight does matter. If your friends have gained weight, you have a greater chance of packing on the pounds too.

Read the article...

Apr
3

8 Simple Ways To Eat Healthier

Many people have weakness for certain foods. You may say "I like French fries and can't see my life without it! Continuous deprivation is not healthy." And you are right. But our body has also its disadvantage - it is not a garbage can. We eat to live, not the other way around.

Healthy eating is the answer to several modern day ailments. The key is not cutting out nutrients, but unnecessary calories, thans fats, chemicals and refined carbs. Here are some steps you may make to start eating a little healthier.

Continue reading "8 Simple Ways To Eat Healthier"

Mar
25

Food That May Ruin Your Health

Most of the foods on this list are loaded with calories, salts, artificial flavors, sweeteners, factory-created fats, colorings, chemicals that alter texture, and preservatives. Also, these foods don’t ensure the necessary daily intake of vitamins and minerals. And while occasional hamburger or can of Cola won't ruin your health, frequent consumption of the following foods may result in numerous health problems.

Continue reading "Food of Mass Destruction"

Mar
11

6 Good Bad Habits

Everyone has habits. Some habits are thought to be good and some are considered bad. But are bad habits really that bad?



Take a look - 6 Good Bad Habits

Mar
1

How much time does it take to burn X calories?

There are many calorie burn calculators on the Internet. Majority of them will tell you how many calories you burn doing some kind of sports activity in a period of time.

This calculator does the opposite. It will tell you how much time it will take for you to burn calories you have consumed. And besides many different sports activites, it will show you the usual occupational, home and daily life, indoor and outdoor activities like driving the car, working on the computer or playing with kids.

Here it is - Unusual Calorie Burn Calculator

Feb
19

9 Strong Reasons To Eat Slowly

I like chocolate candies a lot. Most of the time I have to eat 3 candies to be totally pleased. But recently I noticed that if after two candies I take a 10-15 min pause, I have significantly less or even no desire at all to eat the third one. I started wondering why this happens and began my research, which turned into learning the effects of slow eating.

The most prominent benefit of eating slowly is reduced intake of food and, therefore, weight loss, which has its own health benefits like lowering blood pressure or arthritis prevention.

Continue reading article...

Feb
05

300 Calorie Food Picture Gallery

Why 300 Calorie? Originally the idea was to count how many calorie I spend working for two hours on the PC (between the obligatory breaks I make) and bicycling on a stationary bike for half an hour (my favorite indoor sports activity). With the help of this tool I found out that both activities require approximately 300 Calorie.

But what do I have to eat to get these Calorie? Using another tool, I calculated weights of the food I usually eat so that they equal 300 Calorie. It turned out that 300 Calorie is more than 2 pounds of watermelon or just 2 ounces of milk chocolate. Eventually, I decided to make photographs of what these 300 Calorie look like in different foods.

Continue reading article...

Jan
20

The Good and The Bad of 7 Common Foods

Here is the list of the good and the bad of seven common foods that we consume every day. There are pros and cons of chocolate, beer, red meat, nuts, coffee, eggs, and wine on the list. For example, did you know that moderate drinking of beer can help protect your chromosomes from radiation exposure? On the other hand, beer can also cause gastroesophageal reflux which leads to heartburn.

Continue reading article...

Jan
8

Low Calories Food Chart

Pictures of many low calories foods. By "low calories foods" we mean the food that, when raw, has from 1 kcal and up to 99 kcal per 100g edible portion.

See the chart.






Copyright © 2006 HealthAssist.net. All rights reserved.
Products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
All information on health-assist.net is for educational purposes only.
For medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.